Seahawks tight end Jimmy Graham has an issue with his new team’s practice facility:

Seattle Seahawks’ TE Jimmy Graham is making his presence felt in his first training camp with the team. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

The basketball hoop at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center is in a room with a low ceiling.

“You know what it is, man? I’m 6-foot-7 and the roof doesn’t let me get the arc on my shot,” Graham said Monday after the Seahawks’ fourth training camp practice at the VMAC in Renton. “I felt like (Shaquille O’Neal) shooting so I actually lost today.”

“Hopefully, one day I can get a dunk contest in there,” added Graham, who played both basketball and football at the University of Miami. “I can guarantee you I won’t lose that one.”

Graham’s length and leaping ability (38.5 inches at the 2010 NFL scouting combine) were a major reason the Seahawks shipped two-time Pro Bowl center Max Unger and a first-round pick in the 2015 NFL draft to the New Orleans Saints this past offseason in exchange for Graham and a fourth-round selection.

Graham will figure prominently into the Seahawks offense as they look to rebound from their Super Bowl XLIX loss to the New England Patriots.

The three-time Pro Bowler has wasted no time acclimating, dominating at time this offseason. Monday’s practice was no different.

During 11-on-11 drills, Graham leapt over multiple defenders and hauled in a Russell Wilson-delivered touchdown pass from about 25 yards out, then jumped again and spiked the ball into the turf.

After practice, Graham told reporters that fellow tight end Luke Willson had already dubbed himself and Graham “The Bash Brothers,” an homage to the enforcers in the the “Mighty Ducks” film franchise — not the steroid-enhanced Jose Canseco-Mark McGwire “Bash Brothers” that became famous in the late 1980s for hitting tape-measure home runs for the Oakland Athletics.

“Well, Willson already brought it up and loves it,” Graham, 28, joked with reporters. “I was born in the late 80s.”

Perhaps the biggest transition Graham faces is moving from a pass-first New Orleans offense that had him block sparingly to the Seahawks scheme, which puts more emphasis on the run and uses the zone-read running combination of quarterback Russell Wilson and running back Marshawn Lynch.

There is also the matter fitting in with new teammates.

Defensive lineman Michael Bennett said Graham was soft and overrated when Graham played for New Orleans, then didn’t back down from the comments after Graham was traded to the Seahawks. The tight end also had an altercation with linebacker Bruce Irvin before a playoff game in 2013, though they apparently settled that beef while a group of players vacationed to Hawaii together over the off-season.

The drama — if there was any — appears over.

“It feels incredible to be here, to be part of something special like this and to work on this connection with Russ and to build this bond with my tight ends.” Graham said. “It’s been truly amazing so far.”

Graham played in all 16 games last season with New Orleans, catching 85 passes for 889 yards and 10 touchdowns, but was somewhat limited due to a shoulder injury that also kept him from contributing to the run game.

“I’m blocking here. I mean out there (in New Orleans) the last few years I was pretty banged up so kind of mid-way through the year so I kind of stopped blocking,” Graham admitted. “I just routed people up. Now here I’m blocking quite a bit. I love it. … It’s very important to be a part of that here because that’s 75 percent of the offense here. When you have a back like (Lynch) you want to be in there in those explosive runs and you want to be a part of that.”

Graham is expected to provide an immediate boost to Seattle’s passing attack, which ranked 27th last season with 203.1 yards per game.

Where will Graham have the most impact?

“Right now it’s pretty early,” he said. “I’m not going to give any secrets away, obviously, but I know third-and-10, third-and-12, that’s where I’m going to have to make my money, and that’s where I’m going to have to be special for this team,” he said. “I know in the red zone, that’s just what I’ve always done. I’m bigger than most down there. There’s a lot of matchup problems and with (Lynch) in the backfield those safeties play too flat and I just see a ton of opportunity there.”

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“It’s been real positive. Obviously, it’s been a great opportunity for them. They’ve been doing a fantastic job,” Richard said. “(Shead and Terrell) have been around so they understand exactly what we need from them and they’v been doing a great job.”

Needing to improve their depth in the secondary, the Seahawks traded a sixth-round draft pick to the Detroit Lions for cornerback Mohammed Seisay on Sunday. Cornerbacks Tharold Simon (shoulder) and Jeremy Lane (knee, arm) both started the season on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list.

Seisay made seven total tackles last season with the Lions, but listed at 6-foot-2, 202 pounds, fits right into a lengthy Seahawks secondary.

“I think you can see the fantastic athlete that he is,” Richard said. “It never hurts to have another long, tall, fast corner on the field ready to compete.

Injury/roster update

Rookie Kristjan Sokoli was with the first-team offense at left guard Monday after previously serving in a reserve center role as the Seahawks try to create competition with Alvin Bailey, who is likely the favorite to earn the job after left guard James Carpenter signed with the New York Jets over the off-season.